Rakhee Thakrar

Rakhee Thakrar

Actor Feb 29 (age 42) Leicester, Leicestershire, England, UK 2003–2025 (22 year career)

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Biography

Rakhee Thakrar (born 29 February 1984) is an English actress. She is known for portraying the roles of Shabnam Masood in the long-running BBC One soap opera EastEnders (2014–2016) and Emily Sands in the Netflix comedy-drama series Sex Education (2019–present). She also plays the Eighth Doctor's companion, Bliss in Big Finish's Doctor Who: The Time War audio dramas.

Known For

Wonka

Wonka

Lottie Bell

Summerland

Summerland

Mrs. Evans

Page Eight

Page Eight

Muna Hammami

Karen Pirie

Karen Pirie

Bel Richmond

Four Weddings and a Funeral

Four Weddings and a Funeral

Fatima

The Girl Before

The Girl Before

Mia

September Says

September Says

Sheela

My Happy Ending

My Happy Ending

Imaan

Filmography

Acting (26)

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Movies (12)

September Says

September Says

as Sheela

Mouse!

Mouse!

as Priya

Spirit of Place

Spirit of Place

Wonka

Wonka

as Lottie Bell

My Happy Ending

My Happy Ending

as Imaan

Summerland

Summerland

as Mrs. Evans

Running Naked

Running Naked

as Jade

23 Walks

23 Walks

as Registrar

End-O

End-O

as Dr. Womaan

Extinction

Extinction

Page Eight

Page Eight

as Muna Hammami

Banglatown Banquet

Banglatown Banquet

as Rozena

Television (14)

I, Jack Wright

I, Jack Wright

as Laura Johnstone

Finders Keepers

Finders Keepers

as DS Doyle

Karen Pirie

Karen Pirie

as Bel Richmond

Rules of the Game

Rules of the Game

as Maya Benshaw

The Girl Before

The Girl Before

as Mia

Sex Education

Sex Education

as Emily Sands

Criminal: UK

Criminal: UK

as Nasreen Shah

Four Weddings and a Funeral

Four Weddings and a Funeral

as Fatima

Man Like Mobeen

Man Like Mobeen

as Uncle Shady's Daughter

Invizimals

Invizimals

as Jazmin (voice)

DCI Banks

DCI Banks

as Lab Assistant

No Signal!

as Self

The One Show

The One Show

as Self - Guest

Peep Show

Peep Show

as Waitress